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Betty Smith, née Elisabeth Wehner (December 15, 1896 - January 17, 1972), was an American author. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Elisabeth Lillian Wehner
BornDecember 15, 1896(1896-12-15)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
DiedJanuary 17, 1972 (aged 75)
Shelton, Connecticut, United States
Pen nameBetty Smith
OccupationWriter
Notable work(s)A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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Biography

Born in Brooklyn, New York to German immigrants, she grew up poor in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is a Novel by Betty Smith first published in 1943 Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick These experiences served as the framework to her first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943). A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is a Novel by Betty Smith first published in 1943

After marrying George H. E. Smith, a fellow Brooklynite, she moved with him to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he pursued a law degree at the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor is a city in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research At this time, she gave birth to two girls and waited until they were in school so she could complete her higher education. Although Smith had not finished high school, the university allowed her to enroll in classes. There she honed her skills in journalism, literature, writing, and drama, winning a prestigious Hopwood Award. The Hopwood Awards are a major scholarship program at the University of Michigan, founded by Avery Hopwood. She was a student in the classes of Professor Kenneth Thorpe Rowe. Professor Kenneth Thorpe Rowe (born 1900 was an English Literature lecturer and teacher at the University of Michigan.

In 1938 she divorced her husband and moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Chapel Hill is a town in Durham and Orange counties in North Carolina and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States There she married Joseph Jones in 1943, the same year in which A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was published. She teamed with George Abbott to write the book for the 1951 musical adaptation of the same name. George Francis Abbott ( June 25, 1887 - January 31, 1995) was an American Theater producer and director, Playwright A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a musical with a book by George Abbott and Betty Smith, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and music by Arthur Throughout her life, Smith worked as a dramatist, receiving many awards and fellowships including the Rockefeller Fellowship and the Dramatists Guild Fellowship for her work in drama. The Rockefeller Foundation (RF is a prominent Philanthropic organization and Private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue New York City. Her other novels include Tomorrow Will Be Better (1947), Maggie-Now (1958) and Joy in the Morning (1963). Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is a Novel by Betty Smith first published in 1943 Joy in the Morning is a novel by Betty Smith, first published in 1963 A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is a 1945 Film, the first film directed by Greek-American director Elia Kazan, starring James Dunn, who won Elia Mother, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν September 7 1909 &ndash September 28 2003) was a Greek - American James Howard Dunn ( November 2, 1901 - September 3, 1967) was an American Academy Award -winning Film Rose Joan Blondell, known as Joan Blondell, ( August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an Oscar -nominated American Dorothy Hackett McGuire ( June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an Academy Award -nominated American actress Joy in the Morning is a 1965 Film directed by Alex Segal and starring Richard Chamberlain, Yvette Mimieux and Oskar Homolka Alex Segal ( July 1 1915 - August 22 1977) was an Emmy Award winning American Television director, Yvette Carmen Mimieux (born January 8 1942) is a now-retired American movie and television actress The Southern Historical Collection is a repository of distinct archival collections at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill which document the culture and history The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research
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